Robert Meuleman
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Robert Douglas Meuleman (born 6 September 1949 in Melbourne
) was a Western Australia
n cricket
er who played 14 first-class
matches for Western Australia
between 1968 and 1972.
His father, Ken Meuleman
was also a first-class cricketer (played 1 test for Australia) and son Scott Meuleman
is also a first-class cricketer playing for Western Australia. He was the batting coach of former Australia wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist
. He is credited with giving Gilchrist the idea to bat with a squash
ball in his batting gloves.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
) was a Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played 14 first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches for Western Australia
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
between 1968 and 1972.
His father, Ken Meuleman
Ken Meuleman
Kenneth Douglas Meuleman was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1946....
was also a first-class cricketer (played 1 test for Australia) and son Scott Meuleman
Scott Meuleman
Scott Meuleman is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-hand opening batsman and occasional leg-break googly bowler.He is a third-generation Western Australian cricketer, with his father Robert Meuleman playing 14 first-class matches for WA between 1968/69 and 1971/72, and his grandfather Ken...
is also a first-class cricketer playing for Western Australia. He was the batting coach of former Australia wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist
Adam Gilchrist
Adam Craig Gilchrist AM , nicknamed "Gilly" or "Churchy", is an Australian international cricketer who currently captains Kings XI Punjab and recently captained Middlesex. He is an attacking left-handed batsman and record-breaking wicket-keeper, who redefined the role for the Australian national...
. He is credited with giving Gilchrist the idea to bat with a squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
ball in his batting gloves.